“Happiness… consists in giving,
and in serving others.”
~ Henry Drummond
Health Alert: Urgent Care Clinics Often Prescribe Unwarranted Medications.
An analysis of more than 22.4 million urgent care visits between 2018 and 2022 found widespread inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for ear infections, urinary symptoms, and bronchitis; steroids for sinus and upper respiratory infections; and opioids for muscle, abdominal, and sprain-related pain. Health experts warn that such practices could drive antibiotic resistance and opioid abuse.
Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2025
Diet: Foods with Important Vitamins.
Adequate vitamin intake is important for a healthy lifestyle. While supplements can help, getting vitamins from whole foods is often more beneficial. Vitamin A is found in eggs, oily fish, and colorful vegetables like carrots; B vitamins are in meat, dairy, beans, and leafy greens; vitamin C is abundant in citrus fruits; vitamin D is produced in the body through sunlight and is also found in oily fish and eggs; vitamin E is in nuts and seeds; and vitamin K comes from leafy greens.
The Conversation, July 2025
Exercise: Lift Weights!
Among a group of 160 older women, researchers observed that those who participated in a twelve-week resistance training intervention experienced notable improvements in subjective sleep quality, mental health, cognitive function, and functional capacity.
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, August 2025
Chiropractic: Mid-Back Adjustments May Help Patients with Shoulder Pain.
Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) occurs when the rotator cuff tendons become inflamed or irritated as they pass through the subacromial space, which can lead to pain, weakness, and reduced range of motion in the shoulder. A systematic review and meta-analysis that included 10 randomized clinical trials found that applying manual therapies to the thoracic spine—such as manipulation and mobilization delivered by chiropractors—may provide significant improvement in SIS-related pain, disability, and range of motion.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, July 2025
Mental Attitude: Few Schools Screen Students for Mood Disorders.
A survey of 1,000 school principals found that due to barriers such as limited resources, lack of staff training, and concerns about increased workload, only 31% of schools conduct screenings of students for mental health issues, including depression and anxiety.
JAMA Network Open, July 2025
Wellness/Prevention: Digital Intervention Reduces Childhood Obesity Risk.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University report that providing parents with ongoing education on healthy feeding and activity habits for their child in the first two years of life via interactive text messages and a digital dashboard could cut the rate of childhood obesity nearly in half, from 13% to 7%.
JAMA Pediatrics, July 2025
